Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:23 PM Local Time
Conan Gets the Fold from Addamo
On a flop of Arthur Conan led out 100,000 chips and was called by his opponent, Michael Addamo.
The dealer burned and turned and Conan led out for 135,000 and was called again by Addamo.
The river card was the and Conan led for another 315,000 chips with one 5k chip behind which protected his hand. After he used four time banks, Addamo eventually opted to muck, and Conan was awarded the pot.
| Michael Addamo | 1,200,000 | -150,000  |
| Arthur Conan | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000  |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:05 PM Local Time
Negreanu Doubles Through Schemion
Daniel Negreanu shoved for 550,000 from the hijack and was called by Ole Schemion in the big blind.
Daniel Negrenau:
Ole Schemion:
It was a race, but the runout paired Negreanu's queen and he doubled through.
| Ole Schemion | 2,200,000 | -500,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 1,150,000 | 380,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:03 PM Local Time
Smith Hollas Up To Three Million
Mario Mosbock moved all-in from the cutoff for about 375,000. Dan Smith moved all-in on the button, well covering the short stacks in the blinds.
Mario Mosbock:
Dan Smith:
The board ran out , eliminating Mosbock and adding to Smith's stack which has now hit three million.
Recent eliminations at other tables included Mustapha Kanit and Mark Herm,
| Dan Smith | 3,000,000 | 1,470,000 |
| Mario Mosbock | 0 | -420,000 |
| Mark Herm | 0 | -995,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 0 | -370,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 1:01 PM Local Time
Prize Pool and Payouts Posted
This event attracted 113 total entries, creating a prize pool of $5,409,875.
There will be 17 places paid with a min-cash being worth $84,486 all the way up to the first-place cash prize of $1,462,043.
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:49 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,150,000 | 450,000 |
| Ole Schemion | 2,050,000 | -320,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 1,820,000 | -255,000 |
| Dan Smith | 1,530,000 | 80,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 1,075,000 | 515,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 770,000 | 5,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 680,000 | 195,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 400,000 | -170,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:45 PM Local Time
Addamo Spikes a Queen to Eliminate Gostisa
Michael Addamo opened to 60,000 from under-the-gun and was called by Rok Gostisa in the big blind.
Gostisa checked to Addamo on the flop and he bet 30,000. Gostisa responded by shoving for his last 290,000 and Addamo thought a bit before calling.
Michael Addamo:
Rok Gostisa:
Gostisa was ahead with top pair and would stay ahead on the turn; however, a river improved Addamo to a winning pair of queens and Gostisa was eliminated.
| Michael Addamo | 1,350,000 | 205,000 |
| Rok Gostisa | 0 | -454,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:44 PM Local Time
Schemion Spikes the Turn
Ole Schemion raised in early position and was jammed on by Reagan Silber for 375,000. Schemion took some time, but then opted to call.
Reagan Silber:
Ole Schemion:
The flop brought Silber a needed ace, but the on the turn, crushed Silber's hopes of a double up. the completed the board, ending Silber's day.
Meanwhile, at an adjacent table, Charles Sinn was eliminated.
| Ole Schemion | 2,370,000 | 610,000 |
| Reagan Silber | 0 | -460,000 |
| Charles Sinn | 0 | |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:40 PM Local Time
Elias Eliminates Smiljkovic
The hand was discovered on a completed board of with Daniel Smiljkovic and Laszlo Bujtas all-in versus Darren Elias.
The hands were tabled and it was Bujtas and his for a rivered set of fours that took the main pot of around 210,000. Next, Elias took down the large side pot with his that bested the held by Smiljkovic, and the latter was eliminated from the tournament.
| Darren Elias | 1,800,000 | 656,000 |
| Laszlo Bujtas | 210,000 | -90,000 |
| Daniel Smiljkovic | 0 | -245,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:36 PM Local Time
Kanchi's Queens Send Kisacikoglu Out
Orpen Kisacikoglu was all-in preflop against Ranganath Kanchi, who had Kisacikoglu covered.
Ranganath Kanchi:
Orpen Kisacikoglu:
The board ran out and Kisacikoglu was eliminated.
| Ranganath Kanchi | 800,000 | -450,000 |
| Orpen Kisacikoglu | 0 | -885,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:31 PM Local Time
Another Double For Negreanu
Ren Lin shoved all-in on his small blind and got called by Daniel Negreanu for his last 360,000.
Daniel Negreanu:
Ren Lin:
Negreanu was ahead with his queen-high, and he got a clean runout of to boost his stack to almost 800,000.
| Ren Lin | 1,000,000 | 855,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 765,000 | 135,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:25 PM Local Time
Hellmuth, Ausmus Out
Phil Hellmuth and Jeremy Ausmus, who late-registered at the beginning of Day 2, are already out of contention.
Hellmuth got all-in preflop with ace-jack against the ace-king of Nicholas Danias and failed to improve and Ausmus busted shortly after at another table.
| Nicholas Danias | 660,000 | 325,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 0 | -300,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 0 | -300,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:25 PM Local Time
Herm Eliminates Soverel
Sam Soverel moved all-in for exactly his starting stack of 300,000 chips from under the gun and was reraised all-in by Mark Herm. The rest of the players ducked out of the way and Soverel and Herm headed to the flop heads-up.
The hands were tabled and it was the held by Soverel that were at-risk and behind the pocket held by Herm.
The dealer ran out the board of and things ended as they began, with Herm ahead, which in turn eliminated Soverel from the tournament.
| Mark Herm | 995,000 | 695,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 0 | -300,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:21 PM Local Time
Quick Double for Negreanu
On just his second hand with his 10 big blind stack, Daniel Negreanu was able to get it in preflop versus Mario Mosbock.
Daniel Negreanu:
Mario Mosbock:
The board ran out and Negreanu picked up a quick double up.
| Daniel Negreanu | 630,000 | 330,000 |
| Mario Mosbock | 420,000 | -205,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:17 PM Local Time
Deeb Over Two Milion
Heads-up in a three-bet pot on a flop of , Shaun Deeb was in middle position and check-called a 175,000 bet from Ranganath Kanchi, who was in the cutoff.
Both players checked on the turn and river.
Kanchi tabled and Deeb showed for two pair and scooped the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 2,075,000 | 425,000 |
| Ranganath Kanchi | 1,250,000 | -315,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:13 PM Local Time
10 Big Blinds and a Dream!
The last of the late registrants are starting the day with just 10 big blinds, looking to quickly spin their stacks up into contention.
Among the new runners are the final three of last night's $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha final table, Jeremy Ausmus, Phil Hellmuth, and Daniel Negreanu.
| Nathan Zimnik | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Seth Davies | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Barry Hutter | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Laszlo Bujtas | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| David Szep | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Elio Fox | 300,000 | 300,000 |
Sunday, November 21, 2021 12:09 PM Local Time
Cards in The Air
Players have taken their seats and action is underway!
Sunday, November 21, 2021 10:31 AM Local Time
Welcome to the Penultimate Day of Event #85: $50,000 High Roller
A total of 101 entries were recorded on Day 1 of Event #85: $50,000 High Roller, with 35 unique individuals, plus any late registrants, returning for Day 2 action.
Late registration for this event is open until the cards are in the air at the start of Day 2.
Jason Koon (2,405,000; 1x WSOP Winner) was the only player who eclipsed the two million chip mark at the end of the day, and he will be hoping to put that ammunition to good use as he seeks his second WSOP gold bracelet.
Directly behind Koon is the red hot Ole Schemion (1,760,000; 1x WSOP Winner) who is fresh off his dominant performance in Event #79: 1,979 Hall of Fame Bounty last week that secured his first piece of WSOP jewelry.
$50,000 High Roller Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Jason Koon | United States | 2,405,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Ole Schemion | Austria | 1,760,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,700,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,650,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Ranganath Kanchi | United States | 1,565,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,325,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 1,145,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Darren Elias | United States | 1,144,000 | 38 |
| 10 | John Brooks | United States | 1,085,000 | 36 |
Stephen Chidwick (1,700,000; 1x WSOP Winner), Shaun Deeb (1,650,000; 5x WSOP Winner), and Michael Addamo (1,145,000; 3x WSOP Winner) each finished amongst the top ten in chips and will look to navigate their way to a seat at this High-Roller Finale in search of another bracelet to add to their respective collection.
Still alive and always a factor includeJoe McKeehen (610,000; 3x WSOP Winner), current WSOP POY leader Josh Arieh (570,000; 4x WSOP Winner), Joao Vieira (485,000; 1x WSOP Winner), and Ryan Leng (235,000; 3x WSOP Winner).
Each will hope to spin up their stack and earn a spot with the final five to add another chapter of WSOP history to their story.
Play will resume starting with level 13 and continue until five players remain. Levels will be 40 minutes long with a break after every three levels.
Please stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the latest updates of this event, or live here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino where the cards will be back in the air at noon local time (PST).